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How to use the Seedance Video Recipes agent skill
Updated · written with AI from the project's own documentation and checked against our catalogue data
The seedance-recipes skill is a set of starting patterns that helps an AI agent write prompts for Seedance 2.0, a text and image to video generator. It is useful if you want well-structured Seedance prompts for product ads, drama scenes, music videos, landscape shots and similar clips without learning the format from scratch. By the end of this guide you will know what the skill does, how to install it, how to ask for it, and what to check before you rely on its output.
Seedance Video RecipesEmily2040/seedance-2.0 · MIT Download the skill Quick start
- 1Download the ZIP. Get the ZIP for skills/seedance-recipes from the directory page.
- 2Unzip into a skills folder. Place the folder in ~/.claude/skills/ or in your project's .claude/skills/ directory.
- 3Or upload in the Claude apps. Open Settings, go to Capabilities, then Skills, and upload the skill.
- 4Describe your video. Ask for a product ad, drama scene, music video or similar in plain language.
- 5Add concrete details. Give the subject, action, camera, lighting and sound you want.
- 6Paste the final prompt. Copy the compact prompt into Seedance 2.0 and review the result yourself.
What the skill makes the agent do
When you ask for a product ad, drama scene, music video, landscape shot, commercial, or animation scene, the agent looks for a matching recipe. It then fills that recipe with your subject, camera, lighting, and sound details and returns a ready-to-paste prompt.
The skill is a head start rather than a fixed template. Recipes cover families such as Product, Lifestyle, Drama, Music video, Landscape, Commercial, Animation, VFX, First/last frame, Commercial campaign, Short drama, Talking head, and Home or space tour. The skill also asks the agent to keep each clip focused on one main action.
- Product: keep logo, label, shape and materials consistent while making one material or light change.
- Drama: pair a character's visible emotional action with a motivated camera and sparse sound.
- Landscape: slow camera, weather motion, layered depth and natural sound.
- It points to reference files with example prompts and multi-shot guidance.
Install the skill from the ZIP
Download the ZIP for skills/seedance-recipes from the directory page, then unzip it. The skill's main file is SKILL.md. Put the unzipped folder in one of two places: ~/.claude/skills/ for all your projects, or a project's .claude/skills/ folder for one project only.
You can also upload the skill in the Claude apps. Go to Settings, then Capabilities, then Skills, and upload it there.
The skill's references (directors-read, genre-guides, examples-by-mode, shot-list-continuity, multilingual examples and product example cards) must be present in the repository for full functionality. If you only copy SKILL.md, some recipes will lack their supporting guidance.
- Personal install: ~/.claude/skills/
- Project install: .claude/skills/ inside your project
- Or upload via Settings → Capabilities → Skills in the Claude apps
Trigger the skill with natural requests
You do not need a special command. Describe the kind of video you want in plain language and name the type of output. The skill's description says it should be used when you ask for a Seedance 2.0 template, genre recipe, product ad, lifestyle video, drama scene, music video, landscape shot, commercial, animation scene, or reusable production pattern.
Give the agent your subject and the outcome you need. The more concrete your details, the less the agent has to guess about camera, lighting and sound.
- "Write a Seedance 2.0 product ad prompt for my running shoe, keeping the logo exact."
- "Give me a Seedance drama scene prompt: a nurse hears bad news in a hospital hallway."
- "I need a slow landscape shot prompt of a foggy harbour at dawn for Seedance 2.0."
What you get back
The agent returns one selected recipe, why it fits, the customized prompt skeleton, a compact final prompt, and campaign or delivery notes when relevant. The final prompt is text you paste into Seedance 2.0 yourself.
For Product image-to-video prompts, the skeleton refers to reference images with tags such as @Image1. For motion reference, it uses @Video1. These tags are specific to Seedance 2.0 syntax, so keep them exactly as written.
- Recipe name and reason for the choice
- Customized skeleton
- Compact final prompt ready to paste
- Campaign or delivery notes, when relevant
Safety, scripts and network use
The skill runs no scripts and uses no network access. It only shapes prompt text. It does not generate a video file.
The skill warns against copying a real person's likeness, costume or brand without authorization. For reference-motion prompts, it asks the agent to use motion, camera or timing from a reference video without transferring identity, costume, logo or environment. You remain responsible for rights to any people, products or brands you include.
- Runs scripts: no
- Uses network: no
- Use only authorised or original subjects for new characters
What people use it for
- Writing consistent product ad prompts that keep logo and packaging details intact.
- Drafting short drama beats with one emotional reversal and a held reaction close.
- Building a music video prompt with visible beat changes and clear character blocking.
- Creating a slow establishing landscape shot with weather motion and natural sound.
- Producing reusable prompt skeletons for a developer's video-prompt workflow.
Frequently asked questions
Is the seedance-recipes skill free to use?
The skill is published under the MIT licence, as stated in its SKILL.md. Check the repository for any other terms that apply to your own use of Seedance 2.0 itself.
Does the skill generate the video for me?
No. The skill only shapes prompt text for Seedance 2.0. You paste the prompt into Seedance 2.0 yourself to create a clip.
What do I need to use it?
You need Seedance 2.0 or a SKILL.md-compatible agent. The referenced files, including genre guides and example prompts, must also be present in the repository for full functionality.
How do I install seedance-recipes?
Download the ZIP from the directory page and unzip it into ~/.claude/skills/ or a project's .claude/skills/ folder. You can also upload it in the Claude apps under Settings, then Capabilities, then Skills.
Can I use it with other video generators?
Not well. The patterns are specific to Seedance 2.0 syntax, including tags such as @Image1 and @Video1, so other generators will not read them the same way.
Can I copy a real person's look or brand into a prompt?
The skill warns against identity transfer and asks for authorised or original subjects. You remain responsible for having the rights to any person, costume or brand you use.
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Our verdict
Use seedance-recipes if you make Seedance 2.0 videos and want structured prompts for product ads, drama, music videos or landscapes without writing the format from scratch. Pick something else if you need a finished video file from one tool, or if you use a different video generator, since these patterns are tied to Seedance 2.0 syntax.
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